Witch,
Remember when you were singing that epic song? The Last Midnight? And you threw the beans away and disappeared? WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED? Did you get your powers back? Are you still pretty, or are you ugly again? -Cookie VanDeKamp
Cookie VanDeKamp-
Thank you for your high opinion of my song. I hope it got my message across to those people. However, given the liars and thieves that they all were, that is sincerely doubtful. They are probably just as deluded as ever, and still blame me for everything that led up to the giantess attack. And that Baker's little demon of a child is probably just as bad as the rest of them. That's provided they survived which, judging by the way they behaved, is not likely.
After I threw away the beans and disappeared, there was a flash of blinding light and sudden darkness as I vanished from the area, away from that bunch. When I got my bearings, I was in a secluded area deep within the woods. Surprisingly, I didn't have claws or a hunch; I still have my youth and beauty. As I looked around the woods to see where I was, I noticed that I was far away from what remained of my house and garden and those ignorant thieves who all played a part in bringing the giantess to our land. I began to wander the woods, looking for a new place to take up residence in. After I had been wandering for quite some time, I came upon a secluded cave attached to a stream flowing through the woods. I currently make my home in this cave. In the stream I planted a special breed of seaweed from seeds I was able to rescue from my garden as a means of protection; the polyps have wiggling, sticky tentacles that grab anything in their path and so keep intruders out of my home. Although I have no garden, I do not need another incident like the little stunt my neighbor pulled years ago. I also now have a host of air spirits in my employ; how I got them is irrelevant. And as to your question as to whether or not I have my powers, I'll need a certain potion to get them back. The ingredients for this potion are even rarer than those used in the one that gave me beauty. Among other ingredients, I need the voice of a mermaid, the hair of a mermaid, and a pair of iron shoes whose soles have been worn to shreds in one month's time. To activate this potion, a curse I have placed must be broken. One again I cannot have touched the ingredients. So, for the time being I am biding my time in the cave until my potion is ready, and until I can exact a little revenge on my poor daughter's deceitful prince.
-The Witch
Author's note: For more on the present state of the Witch, see Into the Woods II: The Mirror and Rose.